When two journalists were arrested at a D.C. Taxicab Commission hearing yesterday, many residents, officials and open government advocates were quick to express disgust and question how exactly such heavy-handed actions could take place at a meeting that was otherwise open to the press and public. The questions were even more pressing because it was just two months ago that a strengthened open meetings law went into effect in the District.

If there’s any place that probably needs as much sunshine as it can get, it’s the D.C. Taxicab Commission. But during a hearing today, two journalists were ejected, handcuffed and detained for a number of hours for doing little more than reporting on the proceedings.